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Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Culture of Qatar


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article is very short and concise, and ideas are easy to understand. However, there are missing sections that could have more emphasis. There could also be more information regarding sports and the culture of food in Qatar. There is also adequate development in certain sections. The grammar and writing are appropriate. The images presented are accurate representations of the culture of Qatar. The article has a neutral tone, and doesn't seem to have a bias in support of Qatar. It is just starting neutral facts with regards to the culture of Qatar. There should also be an emphasis of the dress code present in Qatar. The article has reliable sources backing up the information presented. The article is currently not a part of any wikipedia projects.


 * Sources
 * https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael_Romanowski/publication/310672690_SOCIAL_SCIENCES_HUMANITIES_The_Impact_of_Globalisation_on_Society_and_Culture_in_Qatar/links/58351a4808ae138f1c0d8825.pdf
 * https://www.gco.gov.qa/en/focus/sport/
 * https://mofa.gov.qa/en/qatar/history-of-qatar/youth-and-sports
 * https://portal.www.gov.qa/wps/portal/topics/Tourism+Sports+and+Recreation/qatarasportingnation

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Censorship in the Middle East


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article has a lead introductory sentence that introduces the topic of censorship in the Middle East. The article talks about the main sections to be explored in the introduction, but these topics aren't explored in the rest of the article. The article lacks a lot of detail. This article is very short, and sources are limited. The content that is cited seems to be limited, and many countries of the Middle East are underrepresented. The article seems to be well written in terms of grammar and spelling. The article is rated as a stub class on its quality scale. There could be a section regarding censorship in the Middle East.


 * Sources
 * https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/08/03/qatar-censorship-ignores-rights-fifa-rules
 * https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/01/qatar-repressive-new-law-further-curbs-freedom-of-expression/
 * https://cyber.harvard.edu/publication/2019/internet-censorship-and-intraregional-geopolitical-conflicts-middle-east-and-north

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Portrayal of Arabs in film


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article has been rated start-class. The lead/introduction provides a good depiction of what is going to spoken about in the article. The introduction could benefit from the addition of more information that is going to be explored in the article. It seems to be on the neutral side, and places an emphasis on the negative as well as positive portrayal of Arabs. There is more information that can be added regarding the newer portrayals of Arabs given recent historical and political occurring. There could be more information in the portrayal of Arabs after 9/11. The article could benefit from the use of more sources, and current sources are reliable because they come from reliable institutions.


 * Sources
 * https://www.adc.org/arab-stereotypes-and-american-educators/
 * https://web.uri.edu/iaics/files/Gaby-Semaan.pdf
 * https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=4736&context=etd
 * https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/3707826.pdf

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Xenophobia and racism in the Middle East


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is rated C-class. The article is severely in lack of depth; some of the sections only have a single sentence to depict the entire topic. Also, there is the absence of many countries of the Middle East, such as Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. There could also be additional information in the Palestinian section. There are very limited sources present in the article. This article is a part of the WikiProject Discrimination. There are conversations in the article that depict there needs to more clarity and accuracy in what is being spoken about. Overall, the article is easy to read, but needs more accurate development.


 * Sources
 * https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/qatar-un-expert-on-racism-highlights-discrimination-stereotyping-and-profiling-of-migrant-workers/
 * https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jul/15/migrant-workers-in-qatar-face-structural-racism-says-un-report
 * https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/posts/ben-johnson-on-race-and-racism-in-qatar
 * https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9780230554986_3
 * https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-2435.2010.00614.x?casa_token=F307p3zxrrAAAAAA:wGug8zV3BMA1rviIXFcM5mboQgy74imoEe85M7UHWuuT3gvsrAndQEQV-3kigFP8vWpldbrJ7m8FVg
 * http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/21750